“When you are looking for the person that has the city experience and can manage a diverse population and council, that’s a pretty small list,” Mayor pro tem Omar Peña said after a Jan. 27 executive session.

Pflugerville City Council also selected Caroline Davis as the city’s interim municipal judge. Davis has been serving as Associate Municipal Judge and will earn a $1,000 per month stipend with the interim municipal judge position.

Iain Oldman joined Community Impact Newspaper after spending two years in Pittsburgh, Pa., where he covered Pittsburgh City Council. He additionally worked with an investigative news organization where he reported on environmental topics and was a featured writer for Epicast Network, a Pittsburgh podcast company. Iain has now transitioned full-time into covering Round Rock, Pflugerville and Hutto.